Car.



D. w. HAWKSWORTH.

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APPLICA'HON HLED FEB. 2. 19'

Patented May 4,

z, fd. 7410? o o lo o o o o o o o o o o 'o o o o Wfnzsses www-Wa DAVID W. HnwKsWonrH, or DETRoIT,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HUTCHINS CAIR CAR.

Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mav 4. ei r:

pplicetion flled February 2, 1910. Serial No. 541,612.

T0 aZZ 'whom it may vencem:

Be Iit known that I, DAVID W. HAwKswon'rri', n citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and ,useful Ixnprovements in Cars, of Which the following is a specificntion, reference being had therein to the aecompnnying drawings.

The invention relates particularly to freight cars, and has for its object a, constrnction xvherein the siding or sheething muy he removed in part or in its entirety for reimir or replnceznent without disturb. img the roolingr structure or fascin, therehy essening the amount ot' laborund'materially decreasing the cost of repair.

ln the present day construction of freight curs. to repair or replace the siding it is necessary in all instances to remove the fascia at least, and in many cases to remove or loosen a material part of the roof itself. 'This letter is particularly true in constructions where a metallic covering is employed, and in these instences the loosening and ht-*nding' of the metallic sheets is difiicult.. and mnlesirahle, os the bending has a tendency to crack und break the sheet.

These diilionlties :irc ohviated by a construction heroinntter described and illustrated in the drawiugs, in which:

Figrzurey l is a Sectional perspective view of n freight car, showing an outside metal root construction; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. partly broken away; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view, illustrnting the application of my inif'ention to nn all-wood construction of roof. 'i

ln the drawings thus briefly described, A represents the snhstructm'e, includingr the usual side plate of'they freight car roof, B the fasria, (l the metnllic coveringjejgmposed preferably of e plurality o'sets, and the shei'ithing; or car siding.

l n the type of roof illustrated, the metal lie `sheets cx-tend over the fascie, as shown, and nre provided with down-turned marginal or eavo portions E, Which me nailed to the lia/seia side, as indicated. E

To permit of the removal of the siding, e gain F is formed longitudinally in the lower portion of the fuscie adjoining the side plate, and the siding or sheathing of the car is cut to a length to extend and to house at its upper edge Within this gain, as indicated in Fig. 2, the gain exceeding in width the thickn'es's of the sheathing to permitof its ready removal or replacement. The siding is held in place by nailing to theside plate in the Ordinary manner, but the nails :as shown are below the fascia so as to be read ily removed without disturbing the festia when it is desired tolreplace or repair the sheathing.

In the type of car wherein en all-wood roofing i's lemployechns shown in Fig. 3, the same detachable construction of siding` may be employed, the tascin being preferably gained in this instance as in the preferred form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the metal roof construction. .lt will he understood, however, that While the gain is the preferable manner of providing' the overhang that the fnscia has over the siding; to protect the joint nt the top edge of the lattcr, various modificetions may be employed without in any manner departing from the spirit of my in'vention. I do not desire, therefore, to he limited to the construction shown, nor to the specifie applications of iny invention.

From the forcgoing description and illustration of the iui'ention, the requirements for the removal of the shenthing or ports thereot' will be obvious, it merely being neeessary to withdraw the nnils fastening the same in place, and subsequently renioving the shenthing from beneath the fnscia, and afterwzird inserting new boards in u similar manner, and this Without ini-nny way disturhing either the fascia or the roof structure, or necessitating any bending of the metal plntes where a metallic covering forms a. part of the roof.

What I claim as my invention is,-

In a freight car, the combination of 'i'le plate, a fascia secured 'thereto, a vroot' nonnected to the fascia, end e shenthing independently secnred to the side plate below the tio' L'swev fascia, said fasca having a portn over- In testmony Whereof I afiX my signature hanging the upper edge of the sheathing 'in presence of two Wtnesses.

and-'spaced a slght distance therfrom, permtpng the removal of thesheathing independently' of the :fasca by a combined lateral and vertical movement Of the sheathf DAVID W. HAWKSWQRTH.

Witnesses:

W. D. THOMPSON, STELLA M. LOOK. 

